Breaking news and updates daily.
Subscribe to our Newsletter
Explore
SECTIONS
MORE
Major US chipmaker Microchip Technology Incorporated has confirmed that the threat actors behind last month’s cyber ...
Daniel Croft • Fri, 06 Sep 2024
Sadistic extortionists are trying to convince young Australians to commit ‘live online suicide’
A new report from the AFP outlines a new wave of sextortion campaigns based not on making money but on sheer cruelty and ...
David Hollingworth • Fri, 06 Sep 2024
Iran pays threat actor’s ransom after cyber attack on nation’s banking system
Iran has reportedly paid threat actors millions in ransom after a cyber attack last month targeted the country’s banking ...
Daniel Croft • Thu, 05 Sep 2024
Government explores AI regulation legislation, plans for ‘mandatory’ guardrails
The Australian government has announced plans to introduce artificial intelligence (AI) safety legislation to manage the ...
Planned Parenthood suffers RansomHub cyber attack, sample data posted
RansomHub has claimed a cyber attack on reproductive healthcare provider Planned Parenthood, posting samples of business ...
United Firefighters Union decries response to 2022 Fire Rescue Victoria cyber attack
Attendees to a $2,000-a-head conference were given the details of what happened during the attack, while the union says ...
David Hollingworth • Thu, 05 Sep 2024
US Navy investigation reveals illegal Starlink Wi-Fi plot aboard combat vessel
The enlisted crew of the littoral combat ship USS Manchester maintained an illegal onboard Wi-Fi network for months ...
390m users impacted by alleged Russian messaging app data breach, as VK denies any hack
A hacker has released limited personal details of a vast number of users of a popular Russian app founded by arrested ...
David Hollingworth • Wed, 04 Sep 2024
Musk joins Grok users in spreading AI misinformation on X
Like many users of his Grok AI bot, Tesla and X chief Elon Musk has used AI to spread misinformation after he generated ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 04 Sep 2024
Sextortionists are claiming to have installed Pegasus spyware on victim’s devices
The scammer’s claims are likely untrue, but a new sextortion campaign combines spyware claims with sharing images of ...
Clearview AI declared ‘illegal’, fined €30.5m by Dutch watchdog
Controversial facial recognition software developer Clearview AI has been declared illegal and slapped with a €30
Swinburne Sarawak confirms ransomware attack
The Malaysian campus of Swinburne University has commented on RansomHub’s August ransomware attack, and it said no ...
Halliburton says data exfiltrated in August cyber attack
Major US oilfield and gas servicing giant Halliburton has revealed that data was stolen in the cloud-based cyber attack ...
Genetec Security Centre SaaS to be hosted in Australia by Microsoft Azure
Unified physical security software company Genetec has announced that its Security Centre Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) ...
Daniel Croft • Tue, 03 Sep 2024
Canberra Cyber Hub picks up Dr Vicki Gardiner as chief operating officer
The former Canberra branch manager of the Australian Computing Society signs up with cyber security not-for-profit.
David Hollingworth • Tue, 03 Sep 2024
Grey zone warfare, state competition investigated in Australian-first podcast
Contested Ground, a new podcast investigating the complex and murky world of grey zone warfare as nations compete on the ...
Reporter • Tue, 03 Sep 2024
Transport for London investigates cyber attack
London’s transport agency is currently investigating a cyber attack that, at this stage, has not yet affected any ...
Exclusive: LockBit 3.0 appears to be duplicating old listings as Design Intoto named a second time
For the second time this year, threat actors have claimed an attack on Australian retail design company Design Intoto, ...
Security camera firm Verkada fined US$2.9m for CAN-SPAM violations
The US-based firm was also ordered to take action following security breaches in 2020 and 2021 that led to the exposure ...
200m people use ChatGPT every week, says OpenAI
ChatGPT’s weekly active user account has reached new heights of over 200 million people, according to OpenAI.
iscover
